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January 23, 2012

ACT-IAC Institute for Innovation to Focus on Strategic Government Technology Projects

The non-profit American Council for Technology/Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) has announced a new Institute for Innovation , a project designed to support government use of information techno... More >

January 10, 2012

GAO: Agencies Ignoring Risk of Influence from Service Contractors

A new Government Accountability Office report concludes that multiple federal agency officials are continuing to neglect issues of contractor oversight and over-reliance on outside support services, ... More >

January 6, 2012

First Android Device Approved by Department of Defense

Good Technology has announced the first certification of its Android 2.2-based platform by the Defense Information Systems Agency. The Dell Streak 5 is the first and so far only device on which the c... More >

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November 10, 2011

Social Security Administration Website Tops Customer Satisfaction Survey

Earlier this year IT Business Edge's Ann All wrote about President Obama's instruction to government agencies to "redouble" their efforts to utilize technology to make customer service better and m... More >

November 2, 2011

US Air Force ERP Implementation in Trouble

We're a little late with our advice on how to scare the living daylights out of a CIO, but trust us, most will probably shudder at least a little if you suggest an ERP implementation is in their futu... More >

October 20, 2011

GAO Report Finds Federal CIOs Lack Authority

A new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) paints a not-so-positive picture of the federal CIO career . As InformationWeek reports, CIOs surveyed by the GAO said they were responsi... More >

October 12, 2011

Michigan Creating Cyber-command Center

The state of Michigan is creating a cyber-command center and cyber-defense response teams. According to a Government Technology article, the center will be directed by the Michigan State Police f... More >

October 5, 2011

Arkansas to Build New Communications System Around Video Capabilities

Based on assessments of user needs and rapidly maturing video technology, the state of Arkansas is moving quickly to put into place a new unified communications system that will allow, among other fe... More >

September 28, 2011

CSC Finalizes Settlement with U.S. Govt, Faces Continued Contract Troubles in UK

Computer Sciences Corp. says it has finalized a settlement with the U.S. government that will result in it receiving $277 million and a five-year contract extension worth $1 billion to support and ... More >

August 4, 2011

New U.S. CIO Named

Steven VanRoekel, a former Microsoft executive, has been named to succeed Vivek Kundra as federal CIO, according to The New York Times . It notes that the role is a much more policy-oriented job t... More >

August 3, 2011

U.S. Government Looking for a Few Good Hackers

Federal agencies have descended upon the annual DefCon hacking conference looking for a few good cyberwarriors , reports The Washington Post . Among the agencies looking for hacking talent are the ... More >

July 27, 2011

Pittsburgh to Sign Contract with Google for Email Migration

Pittsburgh CIO Howard Stern says the state plans to sign a contract in mid-August with Google to move all of the city's email accounts to Google Apps , according to Computerworld . The migration pr... More >

GSA Successfully Completes Google Apps Email Migration

According to GCN , all 17,000 General Services Administration employees have been successfully migrated to Google Apps for Government . In a blog post , GSA Administrator Martha Johnson enthusiast... More >

July 26, 2011

HP Wins DoJ Contract

Austin Business Journal reports that HP has been awarded a $1.1 billion U.S. Department of Justice contract to provide information technology support services. According to this press release , t... More >

US-CERT Director Resigns Abruptly

The director of the U.S. Computer Emergency Response Team (US-CERT) has resigned. According to Computerworld , Randy Vickers has given no explanation for his sudden departure. US-CERT Deputy Direc... More >

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